Another day in good old Final Inspection for me - 17 days and counting.

Hey Buck my Summit did the same sitting in the old final inspection for 10 days. My dealer called factory to see what the hold up was and it was one of the ones picked for quality control check. Anyway the factory told the dealer they would "Hot Tag" it which I guess means customer is asking about it. It hit KZ two days after that not sure if that was due to the hot tag thing or if it just would have happened anyway but that's how it went down so now I have a new delivery date of next Friday. May be worth a call to your dealer to check on if it sits around in final much longer.

Hey Buck my Summit did the same sitting in the old final inspection for 10 days. My dealer called factory to see what the hold up was and it was one of the ones picked for quality control check. Anyway the factory told the dealer they would "Hot Tag" it which I guess means customer is asking about it. It hit KZ two days after that not sure if that was due to the hot tag thing or if it just would have happened anyway but that's how it went down so now I have a new delivery date of next Friday. May be worth a call to your dealer to check on if it sits around in final much longer.

I think many of you guys have a flawed view of the process. Whoever said every car has to sit in "inspection" for whatever period of time doesn't know what they're talking about.

It is not ABnormal for a car to be painted this morning, and hit shipping status this afternoon. Actually, that's the goal!!! It doesn't take 24hrs to build anything at JNAP, and if you have a car that's sat in ANY status that long, there's something wrong with the car, or the tracking info. Again, when your see "inspection" that's means something needs to be fixed. You really think they're gonna tell you "in repair?" No..

I wish I could show you guys a pic of what/where "inspection" is, and how many cars are in it right now. But it'd do Chrysler good to just start offering plant tours to the public so you guys can get an idea of what goes on for yourself.. I hate to see you guys anxious and clinging to info, with a false perception of what it means. Kinda like when I order sumn off eBay and within hours it says, "your item has shipped!" Yea ok, bulls***!!!

And trust me, you won't miss the CD player. Some of the people who ordered it are already trying to figure out how to remove theirs.

Actually im not in a hurry :P not at all . I know...its a first
Ive moved to the states late january and i still have to wait 1 month and half..or more for my green card papers so i can get my driving license .
So jeep....please take your time
The last thing i want is a brand new jeep just standing in front of the house only at wife's disposal

The factory told the dealer that they had randomly pulled 300 Grand Cherokees for and extend quality check and that mine was one of them. He said the random quality inspections are a bit of a pain due to delivery delays but they are done for the "Greater Good". I have no way to verify this but that is what my dealer told me and was just passing this on to Buck as he seemed to be sitting in the same position

I thought I'd said this before, but as someone told me a week or so ago, I need to "filter" what I type so it doesn't get misconscrewed. (<<< Did I spell that right?) Anyway, inspection (I) status means two things. 1.) Of course the vehicle is being inspected. Yes. But 2.) when a vehicle sits in I status for prolonged periods of time, theres obviously something that needs to be repaired. Most of the time it's minor crap, but when repair has 50+ cars a week that need minor 2-4hr fixes, things can get backed up. There are only so many repair men, and although they work 12hrs each shift/7days, they can't keep up with the line. Once a launch phase is over, and repairs dip a bit, they usually can stay caught up. You must be trained for repair, they dont let just anybody tear apart brand new cars.. I'd like to get into repair, seeing as how it's apart of my background, but I don't have enough "seniority" so whatever..

Anyway, I think I also stated what the most common repairs are. But some cars that may get scratched because some asshole didnt put a cotton cover thingy over his belt, or accidentally bumped it with his/her watch, which also should be covered, gets sent back to paint for reprocess.. But the status never changes. Even if a car is deemed a total loss, for whatever reason, it can be left in I status until they figure out who's gonna eat the costs, and then that build is assigned a new VIN, and the process started over. There's a lot to it all.. So don't think ppl are just sitting around playing cards, getting high and drinking... Although no one has said it, I'm sure many have thought it.